O'NightDivine

Glory to God in the Highest!

and on Earth Peace to men!

on whom His favor rests...

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Merry Christmas Loved Ones!!!

my love

Pumpkin Roll

Hello, this is Tiff's friend Victoria. Tonight she invited me to her place to eat some of the pumpkin roll she made. As I have never had pumpkin roll before, I was excited. She made me hold one of the pumpkin rolls and it was so big and heavy, it felt like a baby. So I had to draw a picture of it so that everyone can know what it is like. I'm not as good at drawing as Tiffany, but I think you get the idea.

sunrise

does nitrogen help make those lights orange?

Yesterday I went to the store to get a slurpie to slurp on!

Mmm... PinkLemonade:)

Then I got this call from Rachel informing me of the change in weather...

I walked out to the Jeep and MILLIONS of little ice BB's were being flung at me at 60mph!

People scurried inside with squinched up faces...sheltering their babies.

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The above is my interpretation of the trees outside our 4thFloorApt...

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The extra-cool thing about this weird slurpiemassacre was that it helped Rachel & I stay inside... and encouraged me to bake my four fatlittlepumpkinrollbabies! (they weigh about as much as a newborn does...) Why don't you come over to munch on some, sometime?:)

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there will be

Have you guys heard of Andrew Bird?

I've been listening to him for about a month...

I'm not sure what to make of him...

but I do like how he whistles:)

promise to never grow up Tiff, okay? - Christie

Christie!!!

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Have you ever spent time around someone from high school, and had "flashback" after flashback?! Tonight, I spent time with Christie...and let me tell you... I felt like I was 17... it was very weird.

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We went to a basketball game to watch her sister, Bereka, play... sat in the benches yelling & eating off pieces of our candy necklaces. I couldn't believe how much I was getting into that game! When was Tiff ever competitive?! I almost forgot about her. What is it about a GAME and a bouncing ball and a net-thing that gets me so riled up?!! (I don't even know how to spell riled!)

It was a beautiful time, though, and I'm glad I'm not 17:)

But, man!...I miss playing basketball!

But...you know, maybe it's a good thing I'm not on any sort-of team... I'd probably be too distracted and amazed that our fingers can feel wood and grooves on the rubber ball:)

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Thanks God for Christie...

she talks me into doing things I'm too chicken to do...

good things:)

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Hey!...would you like to know where a non-Starbucks coffee place is close to you?

There are 28 SB's in a 5 mile radius around me!!!

But I DO like their coffee...don't get me wrong...

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OR see animations re: back surgeries?!!!

(I know you're excited...)

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addresses!!!

Ahhh... friends & family.... I love you guys!

AND IF you send me your address

sniffy11@yahoo.com

I'll send you a little ChristmasSomething!

all for now:)

T

Goodness&Life

Today I got this message on my phone:

"Bonjor mon ami! This is you friend in

(pause)

Guam.

I have some coffee here... and some Maria cookies... and would love you to join me

(pause)

now..."

I want to visit GuameseMarie now! mannnn...

(Tiff has pouty lips)

:)

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This week I've been around a lot of sad things... and a lot of free cookies, which is also somewhat sad. Here I gorge on treats and have no satiety center...and at night, I'm spending time with people who haven't eaten anything in weeks...

What is up with this?

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But you know... God has blessed me and us and we see things differently now... there's more of a depth to life and death...

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A song!

A song high above the trees...

With a voice as big as the sea!

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TriMet goes BioDiesel

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They're testing for the Hybrid/e- Bus!

Here's to more fresh air:)

Pict:RH

bomp bomp bomp & tiramisu

Oh what a day!
Today, I thought I'd be going to watch the amazement of the tubas...alone...
BUT last night, my wonderful friend and roommate Rachel said she'd love to go!

us in the BRIGHT sunlight by that one Starbucks

our pupils are nonexistant
So this afternoon, we scooted on down town at PioneerSquare to watch hundreds of tubas play Christmas music!!! It was so beautiful... And there were so many people there!! Kids, grandparents, Nordstrom people, those living on the street... all there... singing Christmas carols about Jesus along with the tubas outside... it was SO beautiful.

TONS of people! It was hard to even see the tubas:)

There were so many cute people there...

especially this older guy with a fuzzy hat!

and of course, the city tree
AND THEN tonight, my friend Sarah invited me to a Mom'sChristmasParty... even though I'm not a mom! I feel very honored:) We got dressed up & went out to dessert, and ended up talking about how weird some animals are and what we've shot before... never thought the conversation would've gone in that direction:) And we went to a weird sci-fi movie... why do I always go to weird movies?!! But it was really fun hanging out with Sarah & her friend Jessica from Salem... & it's always nice when people want to stay up late-ish:)

People are so beautiful and complex and important.

Thanks for making&loving us, God:)

a special thanks to Rachel & her digital camera for these picts! When will Tiff just give in to the digital?

reorienting

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This morning was so fun... as I drove home from laHospital, that sun was shining SO bright... there was no wind, the river was almost like glass...and it was so chilly out!... the vents from the buildings built in the sky reminded me of that one part in MaryPoppins where they walked up the smoke:)

And THEN as I drove South, I saw all these little white lines painted in that clear sky sky and realized they were jets!! Crazy!! These huge metal things flying!...weird.

I'm feeling very gooey today... I could lose a leg all of a sudden and not care:)

The point to this post?...

Tiff's losing it?

sit & listen with me...

Our Redeemer- the LORD Almighty is his name- is the Holy One of Israel.

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A beautiful lady died this week.

Thank you LORD for Pat...Patrick's mom, Ralph's wife... and for redeeming her.

SOMETHING'S COMING

I tried to remember the lyrics to this song and sing it for Victoria tonight, but I failed miserably... so Victoria...this one's for you...about what I was trying to talk about:)

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Could be! Who knows? There's something due any day; I will know right away, Soon as it shows. It may come cannonballing down through the sky, Gleam in its eye, Bright as a rose! Who knows? It's only just out of reach, Down the block, on a beach, Under a tree. I got a feeling there's a miracle due, Gonna come true, Coming to me! Could it be? Yes, it could. Something's coming, something good, If I can wait! Something's coming, I don't know what it is, But it is Gonna be great! With a click, with a shock, Phone'll jingle, door'll knock, Open the latch! Something's coming, don't know when, but it's soon; Catch the moon, One-handed catch! Around the corner, Or whistling down the river, Come on, deliver To me! Will it be? Yes, it will. Maybe just by holding still, It'll be there! Come on, something, come on in, don't be shy, Meet a guy, Pull up a chair! The air is humming, And something great is coming! Who knows? It's only just out of reach, Down the block, on a beach, Maybe tonight . . .

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alright... that's all I needed to say:)

goodnight

the mysterious bruises & scrapes

A Work Shoe Eulogy:

O work shoes… the black ones…yes, you over there
You’ve served me well
Survived all the wear

Up and down… and
Across those long halls
Holding up people so they wouldn’t fall

That inch and a half, helped me reach those high things
Matched with the scrubs
Brushed by those jeans

But then came the day I took you out of the closet
Found the buckle piece severed,
Your poor, lifeless form, on the carpet

I denied this occurrence and put the groove on the metal
You lasted 12 more hours
Then
Died.

I taped you with tape
People asked if I wasn’t paid enough
Then
You really died.

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And...today laVictoria & I ate some mighty tasty curry at a random Thai place we drove by... I recommend it:)

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I woke up extra excited today:) We are SO LOVED, my friends.

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And hope does not disappoint us,

because God has poured out His love

into our hearts

by the Holy Spirit,

whom He has given us.

Emmanuel! God Is With Us!!

You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD have created it.

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AIDS and the World

it's the official AIDS awareness day

(an info site linked)